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Free Courses on Evaluating Startup Accelerators and Course Coupons
Not every startup accelerator is designed for every founder. Entrepreneurs across the world face very different realities depending on geography, funding access, business model, team structure, and personal financial circumstances. Choosing the wrong accelerator can waste time, create pressure to pursue the wrong strategy, and push founders toward goals that do not align with sustainable
April 2 – 721st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 721st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 8:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback from Sramana Mitra, advice
Best of Bootstrapping: Solopreneur Bootstrapped to Over $5M
Ukrainian entrepreneur Vladimir Gendelman started as a solo entrepreneur in Detroit and, when we spoke in 2023, he had bootstrapped a $5M+ niche e-commerce company called Company Folders. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background? Vladimir Gendelman:
New Bootstrap an AI Startup First and Blitzscale Later Course + Coupons
If you’re building an AI startup, there’s a smarter, lower-risk path to success – bootstrap first, raise capital later. Our new course, How to Bootstrap an AI Startup First and Blitzscale Later, teaches you exactly how to do that for AI startups, using the powerful case study of a deep learning AI venture bootstrapped to
The Accelerator Conundrum: Playbook for Solo Entrepreneurs Bootstrapping an Ultralight Startup
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus
Best of Bootstrapping: Solopreneur Bootstrapped with Paycheck to $15M+
SoPost Founder and CEO Jonathan Grubin started as a solo entrepreneur, bootstrapped with a paycheck, and had built an over $15 Million revenue global business with a small amount of funding when we spoke in 2021. Excellent story! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were
We Like Bootstrapping to Exit
This week, we’re discussing how the Age of AI is also the golden age of Bootstrapping, and also of Solo Entrepreneurship. Yes, you CAN and SHOULD bootstrap with a Paycheck. Yes, you CAN and SHOULD bootstrap to an Exit. Are you trying to do a startup as a SOLO entrepreneur? Your time has come.
Best of Bootstrapping: Founder Bootstrapped to $10M Using Services
Founder Sameer Maggon discussed bootstrapping SearchStax to $10 million using services with me in 2021. Excellently navigated journey! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, and in what kind of background? Sameer Maggon: I grew up in Delhi. I did my engineering in Computer
